Cover, typewriter

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1912
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0771.002

MANUFACTURER: Oliver Typewriter Co.
MODEL: STANDARD VISIBLE WRITER 5
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 455456
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL COVER

Dimensions

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Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Typesetting
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Oliver
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1912 +
Canada: Unknown
Function: To protect a typewriter from dust and other contaminants when not in use.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF DOUBLE SHIFT MACHINE WITH UNUSUAL TYPEBAR.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: SILVER LETTERING ON COVER FRONT READS "The/ OLIVER"/ Patent plate reads: "PATENTED/ OCT. 30TH 1894./ JULY 9TH 1895./ JUNE 16TH 1896. MAR, 1ST 1898./ FEB. 11TH 1902./ APR. 7TH 1903./ JUNE 30TH 1903./ JUNE 26TH 1906./ AUG. 21ST 1906./ OCT. 30TH 1906./ NOV. 27TH 1906./ DEC. 4TH 1906./ AUG. 6TH 1907./ DEC. 3RD 1907./ AUG. 11TH 1908. NOV. 10TH 1908./ NOV. 17TH 1908. DEC. 8TH 1908./ MAR. 30TH 1909 JULY 13TH 1909/. JULY 27TH 1909. AUG. 24TH 1909."
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: DARK GREEN PAINTED METAL COVER; LEATHER CARRYING HANDLE; METAL HARDWARE
Decoration: SILVER LINING ON COVER

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Oliver Typewriter Co., Cover, typewriter, after 1912, Artifact no. 1997.0771, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1997.0771.002/

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